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Ayers, Carney, Civitan elected in Frankford

Posted: Nov. 8, 2017 12:15 am

FRANKFORD -- Incumbent Mayor Jim Ayers and newcomer Chris Carney, both Republicans, won election to the Frankford Township Committee over Democrat Michael Leonard, filling two additional seats on the committee created when township residents voted to expand its committee to five members beginning in 2018.

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Ayers was the top vote-getter, with 1,442 votes, followed by Carney, with 1,190 votes. Leonard received 500 votes.

Republican Nicholas Civitan ran uncontested for a two-year abbreviated term created to properly stagger the terms on the committee as a result of the expansion.

Ayers, 74, has lived in Frankford most of his life. He has served on the committee for nine years, from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2011 to the present, and has been mayor for the last year. His key issues include keeping the township budget at a minimum, working with township employees to fight a declining population and exploring shared services with other municipalities.

Carney, 39, has lived in Frankford for 15 years and is a lifelong resident of Sussex County. He has been a member of the Frankford Park Commission for nine years and currently serves as chairman. His key issues include diversifying the committee's perspective, gaining ownership of Frankford Park through open space dollars or a land swap with the state, and identifying opportunities for growth in the township to provide jobs and reinvigorate the community.

Mike Fox ran as a write-in candidate after losing to Carney by two votes in the Republican primary. According to Tuesday's preliminary results, 332 write-in ballots were cast in the Frankford Committee election.

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